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Mitch Johnson was the Red Sox 3rd round pick in 1980 out of HS in Pennsylvania. Johnson pitched for short season Elmira to kick off his career going 5-3 with a 2.61 E.R.A in 14 starts. He spent 1981 and 82 in Winter Haven going a combined 10-17 in 66 games with 29 start and 236 IP.

Going to High A Winston-Salem in 1983 he began to show signs of being a legitimate prospect. The 20 year old was 15-8 with a 3.11 E.R.A in 28 starts with 146 K in 214 IP. He got the bump to AA New Britain in 1984 and was 11-10 with a 2.89 E.R.A in 26 starts.

The 6'5 RHP then spent 1985-1988 at AAA with Pawtucket...In 1985 he struggled with a 5-13 record and a 4.48 E.R.A in 157 IP. In 1986 he was just 4-5 with a 5.21 E.R.A and missed the end of the season with an injury and that same injury seemed to have cost him the start of the 87 season too.

Now a reliever Mitch pitched in 24 games for the 87 Pawtucket club going 2-4 with a 2.82 E.R.A and 8 SV. His final season with the Boston organization was 1988 as he was 4-3 with a 2.92 E.R.A and 11 SV in 49 G.

He pitched for the Astros AAA team at Tucson in 1989 and after 7 games and a 1.20 E.R.A he was done finishing his 10 season career with a 56-64 record and a 3.63 E.R.A in 266 G with 25 SV.

Mitch did well for himself after his career graduating from Bryant University before receiving his MBA at Duke. He has been the VP of Sales for LEO Pharma since 2015